Templates

The Sailboat

The Sailboat is a picture template that uses a sailing boat metaphor to apply the four category retrospective in a more interesting way.

Back 2 School

As we come back to a new academic year, take this opportunity to reflect on how you worked last year, and how you want to work in the new year.

The Hot Air Balloon

The Hot Air Balloon is a hybrid retro / futurespective that looks at what is helping / hindering the team and what positive / negative things are on the horizon.

The Speed Car

Picture template that uses a racing car metaphor to ask the team what is holding them back and what is driving them forwards.

The Speed Car & The Abyss

A variation on The Speed Car activity that adds a future facing section to create a hybrid retrospective/futurespective.

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly

A classic retro with a fun theme based on the 1966 Western movie.

Good / Bad / Start / Stop

Classic four-panel retrospective board with categories of Good, Bad, Start and Stop. Encourages a variety of ideas and actions.

Drop / Add / Keep / Improve

Alternative four-panel retrospective with alternative categories of Drop, Add, Keep and Remove.

Glad / Mad / Sad

Straightforward retrospective exercise that asks teams to identify and discuss what makes them Glad, Mad and Sad.

Energy Insights

Discover what drains or recharges the team energy, enabling reflection and making adjustments for improved efficiency and vitality!

Draw Our Sprint

This is a fun, hands-on way to look back on your sprint and see how it went from everyone’s perspective. By drawing out your experiences, you might notice things that aren't usually talked about, and it gives the team a chance to get a bit creative too!

Three Little Pigs

Use the story of the Three Little Pigs to identify the team's weak and strong "structures", and decide how to improve them.

The Boxing Ring

If the last sprint felt like 10 rounds in the ring, use this retrospective to review the highlights.

Joy, Fear, Excitement!

Use these three powerful emotions to evaluate how your work makes you feel.

Hero's Journey

In the Hero's Journey, you will recount your sprint as an epic tale. Share triumphs, challenges, and unexpected twists. May your stories shine as legendary heroes!

Ishakawa Diagram a.k.a Fishbone

Use the Fishbone exercise to brainstorm and identify the root causes of a problem.

Timeline Retrospective

The Timeline Retrospective is an interactive way to map past events and analyse the highs and lows of a sprint.

Timeline Retro with Team Mood

A Timeline Retrospective template with added mood tracker.

Rose, Thorn & Bud check-in

A simple but effective way to reflect on recent positive, negative and inspirational points.

Mood Thermometer

A simple thermometer gauge that can be used to quickly gather information about how people found the sprint. This template can be customised for a variety of uses.

Draw your Sprint!

A picture is worth a thousand sticky notes. Draw your take on the sprint and spot the common themes between the team. Prompts include: Draw the Sprint as an animal | Draw your face after this sprint | Draw our customer using the sprint output.

Elephant in the Room

If you feel real issues are not being raised in your regular retrospectives, use the Elephant in the Room exercise to help the team open up.

Genie in a Bottle

Unleash some magic with the Genie in a Bottle retrospective. Use your three wishes wisely!

Hopes & Concerns

A quick warm up activity that encourages teams to discuss their Hopes & Concerns. Best run at the start of a workshop or period of work.

I Like, I Wish

A simple retrospective that focuses on the positives, for both the past and the future.

I Like, I Wish, What If

A retrospective focused on positive changes and blue sky thinking. This format can also be used for collecting feedback.

Incident Post-Mortem

Evaluate the facts of an incident and what the team have learnt from the experience.

KALM - Keep, Add, Less, More

Reflect on how the team are delivering value and what could be improved

Keep, Problems, Try

Keep, Problems, Try is a simple retrospective exercise that gets the team to generate potential experiments for their next iteration.

Liked / Learned / Lacked / Longed For

Liked / Learned / Lacked / Longed For is a popular four-panel retrospective that asks teams to feedback on the positives and negatives of a particular topic or activity.

Niko Niko Calendar

Use the Niko Niko calendar to collect and visualise the team mood over time, then review the results together.

On The Radar

Use this radar template to collect and prioritize items or feedback across different topics, prioritizing the most important in the center.

Open The Box

Open the Box looks at all the activities a team performs as part of it's working processes and examines what changes should be made to improve team performance.

Plus / Delta

A simple reflective exercise to generate constructive feedback.

Plus / Minus / Interesting

A simple retrospective that encourages critical thinking. Useful for retrospective sessions as well as decision making or brainstorming.

Risk-Taking Retro

Visualise how risk-taking the team are and identify areas to de-risk or to take more risks.

Scrum Values Assessment

The Scrum Values Assessment is a great way to assess the team's agile values together and to decide the types of behaviour the team wants to practice, as well as the anti-patterns they want to avoid.

Start / Stop / Continue

Retrospective exercise that asks teams to share and discuss what the team should Start, Stop or Continue doing.

The Awards Ceremony

Hold an awards ceremony for your recently released work!

Team Skills Retro

Perform an assessment of the team's skills and decide where to improve.

Thanksgiving

Use this Thanksgiving-themed retrospective to express gratitude and celebrate team wins. Finish with a slice of pie.

The Superhero

What would be the Super Powers and Weaknesses of your team as a superhero? Who would be your sidekick?

The Starfish

Picture template where each arm of a starfish represents a category for team feedback and ideas.

Thumbs / New Ideas / Recognition

Four-panel retrospective for team feedback that includes an emphasis on recognition and new ideas.

Worked Well / Kinda / Didn't

A simple retrospective that focuses on the successes and shortcomings of a topic or activity.

Weather Report

The Weather Report helps a team compare their plan to what actually happened, by reporting on the stormy (disruptive) and sunny (easy) weather conditions they faced, how it affected them, and how they adapted to change.

Wishes / Risks / Appreciation / Puzzles

A retrospective format that encourages people to think bigger.

Waste Snake

The Waste Snake helps a team to identify, categorise and tackle inefficiencies they encounter in their daily work.

5 Whys (Focused)

Use the 5 Whys exercise to uncover the root cause of a problem.

Easter Retro

Hop into a festive reflection with our Easter-themed retrospective and Egg Dash icebreaker. Get ready to crack some puns, hatch plans, and make impactful leaps towards your team's goals!

The Big Christmas Retro

Ho Ho Ho... etc. A bumper three-part Christmas retrospective.

Trick or Treat!

Go door-to-door with your team in search of Halloween treats! Encounter the monsters, spooky house, and spider webs on your way...